Job

Job 14:7–12

⁷For there is hope for a tree:

If it is cut down, it will sprout again,

and its tender shoots will not fail.

⁸If its roots grow old in the ground

and its stump dies in the soil,

⁹at the scent of water it will bud

and put forth twigs like a sapling.

¹⁰But a man dies and is laid low;

he breathes his last, and where is he?

¹¹As water disappears from the sea

and a river becomes parched and dry,

¹²so a man lies down

and does not rise.

Until the heavens are no more,

he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is	יֵ֥שׁ	yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
hope	תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה	tiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord
for a tree	לָעֵ֗ץ	lā·‘êṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
If	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it is cut down	יִ֭כָּרֵת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
it will sprout	יַחֲלִ֑יף	ya·ḥă·lîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
again	וְע֣וֹד	wə·‘ō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
and its tender shoots	וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ	wə·yō·naq·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3127 young shoot, twig
will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fail	תֶחְדָּֽל׃	ṯeḥ·dāl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2308 cease

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
its roots	שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ	šā·rə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8328 root
grow old	יַזְקִ֣ין	yaz·qîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2204 be or become old
in the ground	בָּאָ֣רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and its stump	גִּזְעֽוֹ׃	giz·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1503 stock, stem
dies	יָמ֥וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in the soil	וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר	ū·ḇe·‘ā·p̄ār	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
at the scent	מֵרֵ֣יחַ	mê·rê·aḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
of water	מַ֣יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
it will bud	יַפְרִ֑חַ	yap̄·ri·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6524 bud, sprout, shoot
and put forth	וְעָשָׂ֖ה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
twigs	קָצִ֣יר	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
like	כְּמוֹ־	kə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
a sapling	נָֽטַע׃	nā·ṭa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5194 plantation, planting, plant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But a man	וְגֶ֣בֶר	wə·ḡe·ḇer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
dies	יָ֭מוּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and is laid low	וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ	way·ye·ḥĕ·lāš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2522 be weak, prostrate
he	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
breathes his last	וַיִּגְוַ֖ע	way·yiḡ·wa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1478 expire perish, die
and where	וְאַיּֽוֹ׃	wə·’ay·yōw	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative; third person masculine singular	H335 where?

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As water	מַ֭יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
disappears	אָֽזְלוּ־	’ā·zə·lū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H235 go
from	מִנִּי־	min·nî-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the sea	יָ֑ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and a river	וְ֝נָהָ֗ר	wə·nā·hār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
becomes parched	יֶחֱרַ֥ב	ye·ḥĕ·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
and dry	וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃	wə·yā·ḇêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so a man	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
lies down	שָׁכַ֗ב	šā·ḵaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
and does not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rise	יָ֫ק֥וּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
Until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the heavens	שָׁ֭מַיִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
are no more	בִּלְתִּ֣י	bil·tî	Preposition	H1115 not, except
he will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be awakened	יָקִ֑יצוּ	yā·qî·ṣū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6974 awake
roused	יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ	yê·‘ō·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
from sleep	מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃	miš·šə·nā·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8142 sleep